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Reading with Your Mom
So you’re all grown up and growing with your girl. But learning happens for an entire lifetime. Don’t forget to read and grow with your own mother. Here are some books I’ve read with my Mom and some I’d like to read with her. Love Comes Softly In 9th grade I needed a book for a book report. I didn’t want just any book. This was the book my mother handed me. I loved it! It was romantic without being mushy and adventurous without being unreal. I still love this book and it still offers conversation starters for my mom and me. Helen’s Babies This heartwarming quick read demonstrates a…
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Books for the Almost Adulting
The ages between 17 and 21 are crazy with inner and outer turmoil. A girl is almost an adult. Perhaps she’s struggling with being single. Maybe she’s married or thinking of marriage. Perhaps she’s even as a little one of her own. That doesn’t mean she’s no longer your girl. She needs you more than ever, even if she won’t admit it. Books are great way to keep the dialogue going during this wild season. Fawkes Staring a year before the world meets Guy Fawkes, this historical fantasy is brimming with easy allegory and gentle conviction. Although fun and whimsical this book feeds the soul and not only the imagination.…
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Hope
Sometimes hope hurts. Especially when walking through a season of depression. But hang on… Rejoice in hope. Keep a record of good days and press on.
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Grow with Your Girl (part2)
Dolls and Lovies may still grace her bedroom floor in minesweeper quantities. But your little girl is beginning to curve in conspicuous places and all of a sudden she wants more involvement in grown-up things. Don’t fight the process. Join in! Learn how to grow with your girl Dream Together Not quite ready for boys, yet, my girl likes to dream of what she’ll do for the kingdom of Heaven. It’s one of my favorite things about her. She’s always dreaming up new ways to make a positive impact on the world for Christ. She enjoys and delights in these dreams. I continually encourage her to dream up bigger and…
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Girltime Reads: For tween/teens
My girl and I come from a different breed of lady. Although we do enjoy the occasional princess storyline… we gravitate toward hearty, harassed, heroines and stories whose happy endings often reflect future hope, not only a comfy future. Here are a few of our favorites. Buy one and enjoy it with your girl. Grow beside her in a book-venture. (this post does contain affiliate links.) For the wild woman: The Girl from Montana A lonely girl rides from Montana to the east with only her horse and the Lord as her companions. Will she give into the easy path or stay steadfast in her journey home? My girl and…
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Grow w/ your Girl Booklist
Although separated into different stages and posts, these 22 books are current favorites between this girl, her mom, and her daughter. They provoke conversation and camaraderie. As we meet new literary friends and enemies we have more to talk about and more to contemplate. Subscribe and visit the freebie library to gain access to the Grow with Your Girl Booklist. I hope you like it! Sarah Purchase the Grow with Your Girl printable Ebook, featuring 10 project ideas, prayer focuses, and scriptures to help you grow with your girl.
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Stony Hearts made Squishy
Sometimes this Mama can find herself being way too harsh on her kiddos. Her expectations do not match reality and everyone sees it but her. This is where I lean into the Lord and ask Him to take away the heaviness and replace it with tenderness. Do you ever find yourself judging those you love harsher than you do everyone else? Share how you deal with in the comments. I’m cheering you on!
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Mom and Me reads: For Littles
When they’re snuggled in your lap it’s hard to imagine them off saving the world and having their own adventures. Prepare your girl’s heart with a few courage inducing books. My girl and I loved these: Heidi I think the book Heidi gets a bad rap. People see images of Shirley Temple or other actresses who’ve portrayed the compassionate mountain girl and think they know the whole scoop. You don’t! Heidi is brimming with teachable moments, easily absorbed through the story alone. Death, greed, hope, friendship, tough love, stubbornness, selflessness, illness, and even learning struggles pour from the pages in an easy fashion. Not too preachy but filled with Gospel…
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Gifts for Writer Moms
Need a last minute writer mom gift? Moms who write aren’t the easiest creatures to buy gifts for at Mother’s Day. They tend to be glued to their screens and imaginary worlds. As such it can be hard to get into their heads and find just the right gift to make them smile. Consider gifts that encourage them in their writing life and won’t break your budget. Here are a few suggestions for Writer Mom gifts: Blue Light Blocking Glasses A mom with a migraine can neither write nor mom to the best of her ability. Blue light blocking glasses help stave off headaches caused by hours straining at the…
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Grow with Your Girl (part1)
Dolls and Lovies may still grace her bedroom floor in minesweeper quantities. But your little girl is beginning to curve in conspicuous places and all of a sudden she wants more involvement in grown-up things. Don’t fight the process but join in. Grow alongside your girl. Craft together My girl loves messy, sparkly crafts. She loves scraps and glue and scissors. Though at times she wants to accomplish her project unaided, often she wants to try her hand at more complicated and mature crafts. Sprout and I worked together and learned how to make candles. Armed with a 40% off coupon we charged into Hobby Lobby and chose a soy…
